General Counsel – Florida

Growing Property and Casualty Insurance company is seeking a General Counsel for their Florida operations.  Candidates will be responsible for the transactional and compliance side of the business and NOT the claims litigation side.  This position will provide a wide range of internal legal services.  Principal focus is on insurance underwriting, product, regulatory, contracts, and transactions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Provides legal services in these and other areas of concentration: 
    • Insurance underwriting, product, contracts, processing, and terminations.
    • Insurance regulatory.
    • Market conduct and quality assurance.
    • Reinsurance and other corporate insurance.
  •  Drafts, reviews, negotiates & interprets contracts and agreements, proposed legislation, company regulations, policy forms and manuals, and rules of practice.
  •  Compliance and ethics in the insurance operations (non-claims) departments, including implementation of new legislation and regulations.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

  • Works as part of Corporate/Regulatory Legal Team, providing assistance and legal peer reviews.
  •  Provides legal advice, strategies, solutions, and guidance to senior management, other managers and employees on implications of proposed & existing regulations, policies, practices, and problems.
  • Performs research & analysis in areas of law and policy, often involving novel & complex issues.
  • Remain abreast of relevant laws, amendments, and their interpretations and application.
  • Designs and delivers training on legal and compliance issues.
  • Litigation supervision (including selection and management of outside counsel), if assigned.
  • Discovery responses (including subpoena and deposition preparation), if assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Skilled in legal analysis, critical thinking, legal counseling, and problem solving; creativity in resolving unique and challenging business problems; good legal and business judgment.
  • Able to be both proactive and reactive – in a fast-paced, highly-visible, heavily regulated legal entity.
  • Strong sense of urgency, personal responsibility, accountability, self-motivated, efficient, effective.
  • Able to initiate, organize, prioritize, and coordinate multiple & complex projects and cases.
  • Able to work autonomously and as part of team (legal and project), to lead, follow, and collaborate.
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and presentation skills.
  • Forward-thinking and creative; confidence to present & advocate for implementation of ideas.
  •  Track record of building and leveraging strong relationships internally and externally, resulting in successful implementation of strategic priorities, operational improvements and corporate objectives.

Required Education, Credentials, and Experience:

  • J.D. degree and become an active member of the Florida Bar within 18 months of hire.
  • Minimum five years of relevant experience in a Property and Casualty Insurance company is required.
  • Homeowners and commercial property insurance experience preferred.
  • Reinsurance and other corporate insurance experience preferred.
  • Candidate with strong academic record preferred.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding general counsel role, this position is for you.  Salary to $130,000 and relocation.  Job 2762.